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Daithi's avatar

Lovely story. The half door brought back memories of my great aunt who lived in a stone cottage with a half door. Two rooms and an open hearth fire. Just a dirt track to the door. The cottage was in dark Tyrone in the middle of a field and surrounded by hazel nut bushes. On a Saturday morning we walked the three miles out to see her and always assured of black tea, fresh soda bread on the griddle and two duck eggs fresh from the duck pen. She lived there on her own into her 80s.

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Louise Roseingrave's avatar

What a legend good for her!

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Daithi's avatar

She was a real Irish warrior. We need more like her today instead of the woke wusses we have now. The walls of the cottage are still there and the bushes still produce hazel nuts in late summer. The thatched roof fell in but the farmer who owns the land now repaired it with tin and uses it as a cattle shelter.

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The Phantom Honker's avatar

Ya can't beat a runny duck egg 😁

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Daithi's avatar

especially when its inside of a dipped soda farl split and fried on the griddle and with plenty of butter and salt. real heartstopper!

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Marco's avatar

These stories warm my cold cold heart 😊

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Louise Roseingrave's avatar

Giggle

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RVJ Callanan's avatar

Cleansed of all sin, peace and harmony was restored until she libelled the fiddler on the roof!

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Louise Roseingrave's avatar

Eek!

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Trish White's avatar

Glorious Louise… and what a cottage 💕

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Louise Roseingrave's avatar

Thank you Trish!

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Damian's avatar

It's great writing.

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Ted Miracal's avatar

Louise, really good story! Lots of love from an old spanish friend.

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Andee's avatar

A lovely descriptive story - it takes you on a journey! From 'Once upon a time...' until the last sentence, a bit of a pilgrimage in itself. ♡

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Louise Roseingrave's avatar

Aw thanks A x

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Doolally's avatar

I love all your writing, Louise. In this story, I think you convey the atmosphere and emotions so beautifully. I shall be rereading this more than once.

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Louise Roseingrave's avatar

Ah, thank you Catherine, I needed this message today 🙏

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Eithne Branigan's avatar

Brilliant!

Sometimes a fresh perspective can work wonders. God bless you, and the priest

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Richard Kelly's avatar

Great and funny story Louise ,I was just wondering did bow legs relations get over their hurty feelings lol.

It was great to meet and hop the ball with you over the weekend in Cork Lady.

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Louise Roseingrave's avatar

You know, I don't really know!

Ahh fab to meet you and your lovely wife too at the picnic table and hear all the stories. Unforgettable in fact :)

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